Where does “Shavius” come from?

Shavius (Latin) comes from English Shaw, from Old English sceaga, from Proto-West Germanic skagō, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

Shavius (Latin): Shaw

Definitions

  1. Shaw

Ancestry of “Shavius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishShawfor someone who lived by a small wood or copse
2Old Englishsceagacopse, thicket
3Proto-West Germanicskagō—
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

Words derived from “Shavius”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skagō →Every word from Old English sceaga →
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